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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Harriet sees Peter in Oxford, what is he wearing?

2. Where does Harriet gain consciousness after her attack?

3. Whom does Peter ask to try to identify the culprit?

4. What happens to Dr. Threep's shirt-front?

5. Who sets up a system of patrols in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harriet not return to Shrewsbury as soon as the Warden's maid calls her?

2. How does Harriet respond to Pomfret's avowal of devotion?

3. Why does Harriet accuse Miss Hillyard of smashing her chess set?

4. How do Peter and Harriet spend their day together after he returns from York?

5. Why are the women nervous about Peter dining with them in Chapter 17?

6. How do Harriet and Peter spend the afternoon of his first day in Oxford?

7. What does Pomfret accuse Harriet of when he meets her in Chapter 12?

8. Why does Miss de Vine have a heart attack?

9. What do Carrie and Annie notice about the science lab?

10. Is Miss Hillyard responsible for smashing Harriet's chess set?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point, Peter dines with the faculty members. Answer the following questions about this event.

1) What are two topics discussed during the evening, and what are the opinions given concerning those topics?

2) How does Peter use information he gathers from this evening to solve the mystery?

Essay Topic 2

The Senior Common Room is the setting for many significant meetings and conversations. Choose two of these occasions and explain their significance to the book.

Essay Topic 3

During her first visit Oxford, Harriet discovers a crude drawing. Answer the following questions.

1) What is on the drawing?

2) Having finished reading the book, how does this drawing show the motive of the culprit?

3) How does the timing of this incident point to the culprit?

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